The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-16
OVER THE STATE.

-" 7"A ''''' 80 N'O'V'""' "'O w bO
el"srd AT iaik after July lst.
Jackson is trying again to raise
money TO hnill cation mill.
Joe Harris threatens To make the
race against Congressman Houk,
The Sparta marble quarrips have
been leased by Atlanta capitalists.
Rich copper ore has been discov>
cred near Parksyille, Polk cnunty.
A marble quarry is to he opened
near Mooresburg, Hawkins county.
The Orion County Teachers Asso>
citation will meet in Union City, May
It'll.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Unions are being organized all
over the state.
Hon. A. II. Pettib6ne is quoted as
favoring the adoption Of the prohihi
ton amendment.
There are nearly 200 men recei wing
employment among the lumbermen
IF Murtreeshoro.
Capitalists are securing options on
most of the marble lands around
Strawberry Plains.
i'he Indebtedness of Upton county
amounts to S10,U7l. l3, exclusive of n
railroad debt of Sl30,762 "a.
d.. Slearns, president State Nor.
NAL College, Nashville, and one of the
finest educators Of the state, died at
bis home in Nashville hast Monday.
Hon. Thomas H. Paine. superin>
tendent CT public instruction for the
state, whose :erm of Office expires
uext month, has been unanimously
elected superintendent of the jackson
city schools at salary of 81 500 per
year.
Obion Independent: Although op
posed tn the Blair hill. We regret very
much the action of our lawmakers in
cutting off the $500 appropriation for
travelling expenses OF our state super
inteuGent, As it will have tendency
to cripple the efficiency Of one Of the
mnst useful officers of the state.
Teachers throughout the state, come
to the rescued A very small amount
from each will make up the amount
Who will respond?
Martin Cnllegp, of Pulaski, is ahoht
tn get into chancery. Briefly stated,
the trouble originated in this way:
At recent meeting the board Of
trustees renewed the lease Of the
building to Misses Hood and Heron
for u term of three years, aud Rev;
I. j. Duncan, Methodist minister,
notified them that he would file an
Injunction in Ghancery court, on the
ground that the school was endowed
as a Methodist school and the present
principals are not Methohists. 1t is
said he rendered a similar protest
against the original lease Of the school
to these ladies and was Overruled by
the hoard, De now proposes to test
in the courts the right of the trustees
to lesse the school to any hut Meth.
OdistS.
Obion Democrat 1t does seem that
the lately adjourned Legislature had
cut little sympathy with or interest in
the cause Of education. There was
strong demand aud necessity for an
improved school law, aud the public
was led to expect that this would he
done, as both the party platforms de.
clared in favor Of change or i'm
provement Of the public school system.
What has been donef Nothing, be-
Yond a en- al increase Of the school
tax. As long us We have such legis.
I4tures as the present one, the states
school system will MT he improved
nor the cause of education advanced.
And as long as 50 large per cent. Of
voters of the state are rs ignorant Ms
At present We are not liable TO have
any other kind Of a legislature. The
way out Of The woods seems dim ana
devious.
A twelve year old son Of NJ. Hen.
- CIaeh of district M. 8. met with